Diagnose: Cut a three-sided 6- to 12-inch-square of sod. Dig down 4 inches. Peel the sod back and look for leatherjackets. In a healthy lawn, 25 leatherjackets per square foot of lawn will cause damage. Also watch for birds patrolling your lawn, digging for the larvae.

SBM has just finalized the acquisition, announced last January, of the Consumer segment of Bayer’s Environmental Science business unit. The Consumer segment encompasses Bayer Garden in Europe and Bayer Advanced in North America.